Cost of Living Comparison Between Grand Bois and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Grand Bois and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Grand Bois is 3.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 14.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Grand Bois is 4.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 27.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Grand Bois
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.72 MUR 302
$4.68 ฿151
43.59%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.53 MUR 2,004
$46.4 ฿1,502
-4.03%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.23 MUR 325
$8.65 ฿280
-16.42%
Cappuccino
$2.65 MUR 119
$3.09 ฿100
-14.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MUR 43.77
$0.73 ฿23.53
32.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 MUR 26.73
$0.37 ฿11.95
59.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.14 MUR 96.4
$2.39 ฿77.4
-10.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.25 MUR 146
$3.62 ฿117
-10.22%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Grand Bois
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MUR 73.2
$2.24 ฿72.5
-27.23%
White Bread (500g)
$0.65 MUR 29.11
$1.8 ฿58.2
-63.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 59.7
$2.24 ฿72.3
-40.63%
Eggs
$2.36 MUR 106
$2.23 ฿72.1
5.83%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.93 MUR 537
$19.31 ฿625
-38.22%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.31 MUR 284
$3.77 ฿122
67.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.4 MUR 558
$13.05 ฿422
-4.98%
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 MUR 90.4
$3.28 ฿106
-38.72%
Banana (1kg)
$2.02 MUR 90.7
$1.63 ฿52.6
23.93%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.44 MUR 65
$2.4 ฿77.7
-40.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.73 MUR 123
$1.99 ฿64.3
37.19%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 44.64
$1.53 ฿49.62
-35.29%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 44.44
$1.49 ฿48.11
-33.56%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.8 MUR 36.16
$1.02 ฿32.87
-21.57%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.75 MUR 33.96
$0.48 ฿15.61
56.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.57 MUR 295
$4.32 ฿140
52.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.15 MUR 457
$21.68 ฿702
-53.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 MUR 80.4
$1.77 ฿57.3
1.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 MUR 96.7
$2.79 ฿90.4
-22.94%
🚌 Getting Around
Grand Bois
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.07 MUR 48.16
$1.35 ฿43.74
-20.74%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.38 MUR 197
$3.15 ฿102
39.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.6 MUR 117
$1 ฿32.3
160.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.95 MUR 898
$13.64 ฿442
46.26%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.47 MUR 66.2
$1.3 ฿42.2
13.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.4K MUR 1.6M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
33.04%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.2K MUR 1.3M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-13.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Grand Bois
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.51 MUR 2,183
$123 ฿3,970
-60.46%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18 MUR 810
$13.93 ฿451
29.22%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.91 MUR 1,481
$18.24 ฿590
80.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Grand Bois
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.26 MUR 1,857
$60.8 ฿1,966
-32.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.89 MUR 265
$9.07 ฿294
-35.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Grand Bois
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$151 MUR 6,791
$694 ฿22.5K
-78.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,888 MUR 175K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-75.54%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Grand Bois
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.7 MUR 3,810
$57.5 ฿1,861
47.21%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$79.4 MUR 3,575
$34.51 ฿1,117
130.17%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$133 MUR 5,998
$115 ฿3,727
15.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.5 MUR 4,252
$84.8 ฿2,743
11.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Grand Bois
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$520 MUR 23.4K
$611 ฿19.8K
-14.97%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$351 MUR 15.8K
$442 ฿14.3K
-20.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,080 MUR 48.6K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-46.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$642 MUR 28.9K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-56.01%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Grand Bois
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
5.33
25.14%

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Last update for Grand Bois: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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